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Investing in Education: 5 Ways to Prepare Students for the Jobs of Tomorrow
The feature says students need real-world experience, human skills and better progress measures as AI reshapes work.
America invests roughly $1 trillion in education annually, yet ETS CEO Amit Sevak warned that current systems fail to evolve alongside the modern workforce.
With 30 million students served annually, ETS works to measure learning success as Sevak stated, "Our education system isn't evolving quickly enough" to meet tomorrow's job demands.
Summer jobs, internships and volunteering help students build essential human skills like critical thinking and teamwork that technology cannot easily replicate, giving them real-world experience before graduation.
Policymakers have the opportunity to replace standardized test scores with personalized assessments that demonstrate student proficiency more comprehensively than traditional grades alone.
Parents should encourage responsible tool usage while teaching students to value human judgment; with education on the ballot, voters should ask local leaders about graduate readiness.